Others Win Their Kingdoms Through War, So Why Do You Just Flirt with the Empress?

After transmigrating into a world of ancient kingdoms, where rival nations vie for supremacy and countless schools of thought contend, Chu Zhixing finds himself in an age of turmoil, with chaos spreading across the land… As the magistrate of a remote county, Chu Zhixing originally wanted only to be a good official who helped the people. But after encountering those crooked officials sent from above, he realizes he cannot just sit back and wait for death. To make your way in this world and stand firm, you need real skills! So Chu Zhixing sets out to build a sugar trade, a paper trade, a refined salt trade, an iron and steel trade… He puts his extraordinary ingenuity on full display, determined to bring peace and prosperity to the people and become the one true ruler of all under heaven! Empress Xiao Shuwan: “My dear Chu, marry me and I'll give you a kingdom as your dowry. No bride price required.” The enemy king: “So these days you can unify the realm without even raising an army?”